Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From Nashville’s legendary Hatch Show Print to Ben Franklin’s Print Shop in Philadelphia, we’re exploring how printing has evolved — and what still feels the same, even centuries apart.
In this video, Juliet gets hands-on with a vintage 1950s printing press at Hatch Show Print, one of America’s oldest working print shops, known for its iconic posters for Elvis, Johnny Cash, and countless others. Then, we travel to Philadelphia, where a Ben Franklin impersonator demonstrates how printing was done in the 1700s — hand inking plates and pressing paper the colonial way.
How did Ben Franklin’s press actually work?
What makes Hatch Show Print so famous in Nashville?
How has printing changed over 250 years?
What’s it like to operate both an old and really old press?
How did printing shape American history?
Why did Ben Franklin become a printer in the first place?
How were newspapers made in the 1700s?
What tools did colonial printers use before electricity?
What kind of ink did Franklin’s press use?
How did Hatch Show Print influence music and poster design?
Why are letterpress posters still so popular today?
How do modern artists keep printmaking alive?
What’s the difference between letterpress and screen printing?
What was the first thing Ben Franklin ever printed?
How do you visit the Franklin Print Shop in Philadelphia?
Is Hatch Show Print still operating today?
And what’s the secret to keeping these centuries-old printing techniques alive?
📍 Hatch Show Print Nashville, Ben Franklin Printing Press, Colonial Printing Demonstration, Franklin Court Printing Office, Letterpress Printing, Nashville Print Shops, Historic Printing, Printing History, American Printing, brett ottolenghi, juliet, next curiosity
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💬 Which print shop would you rather try — Franklin’s or Hatch Show?
🛎️ Like, subscribe, and join us for more journeys through history, craftsmanship, and culture!
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From Nashville’s legendary Hatch Show Print to Ben Franklin’s Print Shop in Philadelphia, we’re exploring how printing has evolved — and what still feels the same, even centuries apart.
In this video, Juliet gets hands-on with a vintage 1950s printing press at Hatch Show Print, one of America’s oldest working print shops, known for its iconic posters for Elvis, Johnny Cash, and countless others. Then, we travel to Philadelphia, where a Ben Franklin impersonator demonstrates how printing was done in the 1700s — hand inking plates and pressing paper the colonial way.
How did Ben Franklin’s press actually work?
What makes Hatch Show Print so famous in Nashville?
How has printing changed over 250 years?
What’s it like to operate both an old and really old press?
How did printing shape American history?
Why did Ben Franklin become a printer in the first place?
How were newspapers made in the 1700s?
What tools did colonial printers use before electricity?
What kind of ink did Franklin’s press use?
How did Hatch Show Print influence music and poster design?
Why are letterpress posters still so popular today?
How do modern artists keep printmaking alive?
What’s the difference between letterpress and screen printing?
What was the first thing Ben Franklin ever printed?
How do you visit the Franklin Print Shop in Philadelphia?
Is Hatch Show Print still operating today?
And what’s the secret to keeping these centuries-old printing techniques alive?
📍 Hatch Show Print Nashville, Ben Franklin Printing Press, Colonial Printing Demonstration, Franklin Court Printing Office, Letterpress Printing, Nashville Print Shops, Historic Printing, Printing History, American Printing, brett ottolenghi, juliet, next curiosity
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║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣
╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣
╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝
💬 Which print shop would you rather try — Franklin’s or Hatch Show?
🛎️ Like, subscribe, and join us for more journeys through history, craftsmanship, and culture!
📲 Facebook: /brett.ottolenghi
